| Born in Littleton, Massachusetts in 1832, she and other Boston women organized a painting class in 1868 taught by William Morris Hunt. The idea of a professional painting class for women was socially acceptable only because he was so respected. After three years, he put her in charge of the class, and in 1875, she wrote a book of his teaching methods, "Talks on Art." In 1879, she wrote a second book, which he illustrated. She lost many of her paintings in the Boston Fire of 1872 and then became (showing 500 of 3069 characters). |
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